Last updated: 14 October 2026
This policy explains what personal data CheckeSIMRates collects when you use checkesimrates.com, why, who it is shared with and the choices you have.
Who we are
This website is operated by Edgars Pless, a private individual, under the name CheckeSIMRates (“we”, “us”). We decide how and why the personal data described here is processed. You can contact us about privacy at hello@checkesimrates.com.
The short version
- You can use the site without creating an account or giving us your name or email address.
- We don’t sell eSIMs or take payments. When you buy a plan, you do it on the provider’s website.
- We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, but only if you accept analytics cookies.
- Links to providers are affiliate links, which let the provider or an affiliate network record that you came from our site.
- We don’t sell your personal data.
What we collect and why
Usage statistics (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics 4, set up through Google’s Site Kit plugin, to measure which pages are visited and how the site is used. Google Analytics only loads if you click “Accept” in the cookie banner; until then, nothing is sent to Google. Once you accept, it records information such as the pages you view, the site that referred you, your device and browser type, your approximate location and interactions such as clicks, and Google sets cookies to tell visits apart (see “Cookies and browser storage” below). We use this to learn which pages help visitors and to fix what doesn’t work. Legal basis: your consent. You can change your choice at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.
Server logs
Like any website, our hosting provider’s servers automatically record technical details of each request: your IP address, the page requested, the date and time, the referring page and your browser’s user agent. These logs are used to deliver the site, keep it secure and diagnose errors, and are kept only for a limited period. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website.
Emails you send us
If you email us, we receive your email address, any name you include and the content of your message. We use them to reply and to act on what you report, and keep them only as long as needed to deal with your message and any follow-up. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering you, or steps you ask us to take.
Clicks to eSIM providers
When you follow a link to a provider, you leave our site. Some links pass through affiliate networks (such as Awin and Impact) or include a referral code, so the provider can record that you came from CheckeSIMRates and whether you bought a plan, and pay us a commission. These companies may set their own cookies and process your data under their own privacy policies. We don’t receive your payment details.
Images from other servers
Some images, such as country flags (from flagcdn.com) and photographs on the homepage (from Unsplash), are loaded from other servers. To show them, your browser connects to those servers, which receive your IP address and browser details.
Cookies and browser storage
- Google Analytics cookies (
_gaand_ga_*), set by Google only if you accept analytics cookies, to distinguish visitors and visits. They last up to two years. If you later choose “Reject”, we delete them. - Your cookie choice (
ces_consent), saved in your browser’s local storage so we don’t ask on every page. We ask again after 12 months. - Your currency choice (
ces_currency), saved in your browser’s local storage so prices keep showing in the currency you picked. It stays on your device. - Affiliate cookies, set by providers or affiliate networks on their own websites after you click a provider link.
To change your choice, use “Cookie settings” at the bottom of any page. You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings. To stop Google Analytics on every website, you can install Google’s Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Who we share data with
We share personal data only with companies that help us run the site, and only as described above:
- Hostinger, which hosts the website and our email;
- Google, which provides Google Analytics;
- affiliate networks and eSIM providers, when you click a provider link;
- the image services named above, when your browser loads their images.
We may also disclose information where the law requires it. We don’t sell personal data.
International transfers
Some of these companies, Google in particular, may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where they do, they rely on safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
How long we keep data
Google Analytics keeps event-level data for the retention period set in our Analytics account, at most 14 months. Server logs and emails are kept as described above, then deleted.
Your rights
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or another place with similar laws, you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data deleted;
- restrict or object to processing, including processing based on our legitimate interests;
- receive data you gave us in a portable format;
- withdraw your consent to analytics cookies at any time, with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.
To use these rights, email hello@checkesimrates.com. We may need to ask for information to confirm your identity. You can also complain to the data-protection authority in the country where you live or work.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 16, and we don’t knowingly collect their personal data.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle personal data, we will update this page and the date at the top.